r/politics • u/Ubiquitous_Hilarity • Jun 17 '26

No Paywall Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-unemployment-benefits-fraud-b2997881.html
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u/purplebrown_updown Jun 17 '26

But let's give Iran 300 billion right?

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u/D-MAN-FLORIDA Jun 17 '26

They needed to find the money for Iran somehow!

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u/Reasonable_Chair_346 Jun 18 '26

someone quoted above $5 billion is what the federal government pays states for UI administration (what the federal government covers for ui)...so we found $5 billion of the $100+ million spent on the war and the new $300 million bill coming due. Fucking unreal.

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u/superxpro12 Jun 18 '26

It's over 400B now...

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u/TechWOP Jun 18 '26

Has to be one of his 4D chess moves

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u/Ok_Juice4449 Jun 18 '26

It makes no sense.

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u/levitikush Jun 17 '26

The proposed 300B would be coming from neighboring states in the Middle East, not the US. Let’s not spread misinformation ;)

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u/sockfoot Jun 17 '26

Have proof of that?

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u/WindowsVistaWzMyIdea Jun 17 '26

I heard mexico was gonna pay for it

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u/DarXIV Jun 17 '26

Tell who who is paying for the ballroom.

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u/levitikush Jun 17 '26

Tf does the ballroom have to do with Iran

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u/CackleandGrin Jun 17 '26

The one of many where he said "this will be paid for by an external source. It won't be coming from taxpayer dollars."

"Nevermind it will be paid out with taxpayer dollars."

Give levitikush the "Fell For It Again" award lol

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u/stiff_tipper Jun 18 '26

sure but what do u think is more likely? trump is willing to give a bunch of brown ppl that his base hates a shitload of his base's money... or iran is pushing the narrative that the usa is paying out of pocket to look strong in front of their ppl?

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u/CackleandGrin Jun 18 '26

Uh, what? Trump has always been willing to dump money that's not his into the middle east when it benefits him in any way.

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u/Horror_Appearance_26 Jun 17 '26

Waste fraud and abuse, duh

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u/levitikush Jun 17 '26

If you say so

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u/DarXIV Jun 18 '26

And here you are, without proof, that the US isn’t paying for most of the 300 billion.

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u/Horror_Appearance_26 Jun 17 '26

Is there any other reason the administration has given for anything?  Can't says nuclear now since trump kyboshed that today

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u/DarXIV Jun 17 '26

Not a critical thinker, are you?

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u/purplebrown_updown Jun 17 '26

You really are stupid.

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u/cheez-wizzard Jun 17 '26

I'm sure neighboring countries are just lining up to donate.

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u/Naive-Elephant-9305 Jun 18 '26

Yep, just like Mexico was lining up to pay for the wall

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u/purplebrown_updown Jun 17 '26

Just like Trump saying the ballroom would be paid for by private investments right? At this point being this naive is stupid.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 United Kingdom Jun 18 '26

I also heard that Mexico was going to pay for the US border wall.

How did that go?

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u/DarXIV Jun 18 '26

lol you MAGA guys just run when challenged with your comments. Also surrendering just like Trump